I think another important difference between the Kaldheim pantheon and others is *what* they are at their core. The Amonkhet gods are intense weaves of mana leylines brought into existence by the needs and beliefs of its people, and later rewritten and manipulated by Nicol Bolas. I think the fact that the Theran gods' power is tied directly to their worship, and one can even "die" should all worship cease, I think its safe to say that they are built the same as those on Amonkhet. But like you said, the Kaldheim gods are mortals ascended to divinity, or are the child of one such. They would therefore not be comprised of pure mana such as angels and other gods. I think this is also exactly why they lack indestructible.
@@hiddenleaf414 if not they're the same strength as Vorinclex did take off running when Alrund intervened, so it's probably a bit more complicated where a couple gods are equal but most are as you predict weaker
@@hiddenleaf414 im disappointed none of the gods died during the doomskar, Kaldheim's Ragnarok. That would've given us the perfect excuse to return in the future, find out if a new god would get made to replace the dead
Funny thing is that despite the gods on Kaldheim being the only gods not to have some form of indestructibility or recursion, they are also the only ones we have so far not seen being killed.
Just wanted to say I really enjoy your content buddy. I know you had a few issues a while back and I am so glad you came back to do these stories more regularly. Keep it up buddy
@@danielbretado7660 Esika is precious! Birgi tho... She bullshits, and that's urgh..! Also, she started the fight between two human clans in Niko's debut story, without much of a reason to it.
Favorite god would probably have to be Erebos or Hazoret. They seem pretty chill. But I think Rhonas had, or maybe has potential. He was killed by the Blackblade which absorbed his soul. And then the Blackblade was destroyed. Maybe we could see him reincarnated?
Kaldheim storyline spoiler* we know Vorinclex mauled Esika, she isnt confirmed dead but she is dying so if she does pass and she's the only one able to supply the other gods with their divinity then their immortality and power could cease and throw Kaldheim in an apocalyptical power struggle, the runes that bind the demons in Immersturm are lifted and the old elf gods sealed in the Jaspera trees could be freed.
I like Halvar, Esika, Tegrid, Cosima and Kolvori. I think they’re all pretty neat and if we ever return to Kaldheim I think they’re gonna have some bigger roles considering what happened by the end of the story
Was wanting to make a modern god deck that featured a god or 2 from each of the pantheons, something like that, but then i saw they lacked indestructable, so i started looking at what they actually do, and i found 2 that fit in pretty heavy for a burn deck i have, the overall goal of the deck is just to have a timer on the field becuase we only have an hour to play, so the deck is built to have 1-16 damage happen each turn
Esika and Tegrid for me. Esika is just pure joy. Tegrid because she catches flies in her mouth, tasting freedom while she does, then crawling back, to the top, top of the stairs (of the stairs).
We have a town called Ymir in western Canada (like 30 minutes from my hometown). But ever single person who lives in the town calls it WHy-Mir. Doesn'tmatter if you tell them it's wrong, they will laugh in your face and call you an idiot.
@@danielbretado7660 ikr I love finding all the ways the gods interact in weird ways like the boar god can get a creature out of you hand then the new thassa can blink them and you can keep it on the battlefield it’s amazing
@@UserNameMandatory magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/legends-kaldheim-2021-01-21 Well here ya go. This gives the details on yhe gods and the other legendaries in Kaldheim.
@@jonarvaez8232 definately irritates me a lil bit as im somewhat of an oldskool d&d player as well.. haha reading the novels about drizz't.. king obold many arrows and so on.. thats what makes it annoying 🤣🤣🤣
I think another important difference between the Kaldheim pantheon and others is *what* they are at their core. The Amonkhet gods are intense weaves of mana leylines brought into existence by the needs and beliefs of its people, and later rewritten and manipulated by Nicol Bolas. I think the fact that the Theran gods' power is tied directly to their worship, and one can even "die" should all worship cease, I think its safe to say that they are built the same as those on Amonkhet. But like you said, the Kaldheim gods are mortals ascended to divinity, or are the child of one such. They would therefore not be comprised of pure mana such as angels and other gods. I think this is also exactly why they lack indestructible.
I really wish we could learn about the aenir.
I love the benevolent gods of MTG. I like the idea of a strong champion that encourages you to be your best. Like Iroas, Hazoret, Halvar, etc.
YES!
Phyrexian Gods would be...interesting 😜
I will be the first bow to compleation. Let me infect the multiverse with the greatness of Phyrexia.
I would argue the Praetors are stronger than the Gods of Kaldhiem.
@@hiddenleaf414 if not they're the same strength as Vorinclex did take off running when Alrund intervened, so it's probably a bit more complicated where a couple gods are equal but most are as you predict weaker
@@aceundead4750 From a Norse standpoint it makes sense, since most of the gods have to die in their Ragnarok event.
@@hiddenleaf414 im disappointed none of the gods died during the doomskar, Kaldheim's Ragnarok. That would've given us the perfect excuse to return in the future, find out if a new god would get made to replace the dead
Funny thing is that despite the gods on Kaldheim being the only gods not to have some form of indestructibility or recursion, they are also the only ones we have so far not seen being killed.
Cosima, can never have enough sea gods. Plus how often does a card give you a reason to start singing, "My mother told me" from History's Vikings.
Birgi really does embody a little sister so perfectly.
I really like Tergrid, Birgi, and Toralf. They seem like fun people.
People often fall dead around Tergrid... no one likes to speak about it, especially her. Definitely the least fun person to chill with.
I'm loving Esika. She's my newest commander. Though I love all the lore associated with the gods of kaldheim
Just wanted to say I really enjoy your content buddy. I know you had a few issues a while back and I am so glad you came back to do these stories more regularly.
Keep it up buddy
I’m interested in seeing the Aenir in future sets. If we learned anything from Theros, the gods are neat, but the older “gods” are freakin sweet.
Alrund, Toralf, Cosima, Tergrid and Esika....so many to like!
Tergrid versus the Phrexraetors could be pretty cool showdown
Thanks for the great content man!
I like Esika! She looks so happy in her art! 😅
I agree. Bergi's and Esika's arts are great. And they appear to be really nice too.
@@danielbretado7660 Esika is precious! Birgi tho... She bullshits, and that's urgh..! Also, she started the fight between two human clans in Niko's debut story, without much of a reason to it.
Favorite god would probably have to be Erebos or Hazoret. They seem pretty chill. But I think Rhonas had, or maybe has potential. He was killed by the Blackblade which absorbed his soul. And then the Blackblade was destroyed. Maybe we could see him reincarnated?
Kaldheim storyline spoiler* we know Vorinclex mauled Esika, she isnt confirmed dead but she is dying so if she does pass and she's the only one able to supply the other gods with their divinity then their immortality and power could cease and throw Kaldheim in an apocalyptical power struggle, the runes that bind the demons in Immersturm are lifted and the old elf gods sealed in the Jaspera trees could be freed.
I like Halvar, Esika, Tegrid, Cosima and Kolvori. I think they’re all pretty neat and if we ever return to Kaldheim I think they’re gonna have some bigger roles considering what happened by the end of the story
Was wanting to make a modern god deck that featured a god or 2 from each of the pantheons, something like that, but then i saw they lacked indestructable, so i started looking at what they actually do, and i found 2 that fit in pretty heavy for a burn deck i have, the overall goal of the deck is just to have a timer on the field becuase we only have an hour to play, so the deck is built to have 1-16 damage happen each turn
As with their Norse counterparts, I'm a fan or Toralf, Aldrun, and Halvar.
@Jack Napier yeah im super intrested in learning more about Valki
Esika and Tegrid for me.
Esika is just pure joy.
Tegrid because she catches flies in her mouth, tasting freedom while she does, then crawling back, to the top, top of the stairs (of the stairs).
they should have made kaldheim a three/two sets block...
Jorn seems like a cool God, and also finally a snow commander.
This was a great vid! I think Egon is my fave.
Thank you for pronouncing Jorn correctly! It's a Norse set, and so many say his name with the "J" pronounced
We have a town called Ymir in western Canada (like 30 minutes from my hometown). But ever single person who lives in the town calls it WHy-Mir. Doesn'tmatter if you tell them it's wrong, they will laugh in your face and call you an idiot.
Incase yall are wondering, this storyline is based on Norse Mythology / Norse paganism :)
Tergrid is pretty bad ass, living with a monster shadow behind her all the time.
1:34 fix the logo animation
My favorite Theros God is Athreos. Favorite Amunket is Scarab God. Favorite Eternal God is Bontu. Favorite Kaldheim is probably Toralf
But like...yeah...Alrund has #daddy energy
Alrund is a furry confirmed
Can we plz get new background music
tergrid is badass
I like Tergrid, Birgi, Egon. Related to Tergrid
Yay!!!
I like Toralf
In real life Norse myth the elves were considered minor gods and we’re prayed to .
Well that’s what modern research says right now.
Esika god of the tree
Jorn by far
How do you not like god tribal it’s sooooo fun?!?
My Sisay deck is god tribal. Not optimized at all but it's fun to play each Norse, Egyptian, Greek and Ravnican god in one deck.
@@danielbretado7660 ikr I love finding all the ways the gods interact in weird ways like the boar god can get a creature out of you hand then the new thassa can blink them and you can keep it on the battlefield it’s amazing
Where did you get all of these details?
It's in the lore my boy
@@gunmetal10 not in the stories I read. Do you mean it's in the flavor text?
Wizards released an article talking about the legendaries of Kaldheim.
@@azurewusky3830 I haven't seen an article that breaks down all of these characters in such details. This was before the stories were released?
@@UserNameMandatory magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/legends-kaldheim-2021-01-21
Well here ya go. This gives the details on yhe gods and the other legendaries in Kaldheim.
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First!!!
Am i the only one that hates the term.. "shadow elves".. please for the love of mtg and d&d call them by the proper name.. drow 😂
I wished they were called dark elves instead but i got used to them being shadow elves lol
@@jonarvaez8232 definately irritates me a lil bit as im somewhat of an oldskool d&d player as well.. haha reading the novels about drizz't.. king obold many arrows and so on.. thats what makes it annoying 🤣🤣🤣
For the first time in ever i realy dont like any of the gods from this set, not story nor gamewise.
been a long time since i've caught up with the story of mtg, why are the gods blacks?